Saturday is finally here! It felt like the 4-day work week was really an 8-day week. Lots packed in a short amount of time! It was a week of winter being really present with very cold temperatures in single digits and last night below zero F. When it is that cold, it is very tiring. I snuggle under a quilt and try to stay warm. I try to go to bed a little early and wake up to a cold house and a hot coffee.

With the cold temps, I decided it was more of a week to knit. I am making big progress on finishing my elementary wrap. I also got in new bamboo needles and started a wrap with sleeves called Wrap Me Up Sweater Scarf. I have made about 6 inches progress on the cuff. It is with a Plymouth worsted weight yard and will be very pretty and practical! These bamboo needles feel like the project will practically knit itself! I am a very slow knitter but these needles help. I also mastered the long tail cast on using my Craftsy membership to watch classes. Perfect for the cold winter days when I feel I need to stay bundled up at home.

I am dreaming about my outdoor garden. I am thinking about changing up my fairy garden area because it is hard for me to set up and I need new houses which are pretty expensive. I am going to add larger than fairy garden size things that will last longer yet feel magical. I will get some annuals in pots for my porch and mailbox area and set up fairy gardens in the pots. I am also starting to set up an indoor fairy garden with my houseplants.

I have to group all of my plants in one room that has good natural light but I can see them from my favorite chair. I am going to set that table up as a fairy garden with lights, fairies and other accessories. It will look super cute. I love these lights:

lights on amazon!

This got me thinking about making some needle felted fairies for the project! Like this one:

January is a great month to dream about projects. It’s a great time to start projects, too. I am doing the 24 in 24 quilt along and cross stitch along. I am loving the relaxed time off I have.

It’s going to be a great weekend for NFL football because my Lions are still in the playoff, can’t get much better than that! Perfect weekend to sit and knit!

Vicki